James Charles Booth (1880 - 1918)

Born 1880 in Invercargill, Otago, New Zealand

Ancestors

Husband of Irene Grace Estelle (Sibley) Booth — married 22 Jul 1907 in Waihi, New Zealand

Died 29 Oct 1918 at about age 38 in Port Albert, New Zealand

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Biography

James Booth is an Anzac who served in World War One.

James Booth Died of Disease during World War I.

parents - MARY HINSON WRIGHT and JAMES CHARLES BOOTH married 1875 in New Zealand

BOOTH, James Charles - WW1 46430 – Army ^[1]

James Charles Booth was a miner at Waihi working for the S.S.A.Coy. (Auckland) before enlisting in the 4th Battalion N.Z. Rifle Brigade in 1916

died of influenza at home in Port Albert 29.10.1918

New Zealand Herald 29th August 1907 page 1 ^[2]

MARRIAGES.

BOOTH— SIBLEY.—On July 22, 1907 at St. John's Church, Waihi, by the Rev. A. S. Buckland, James Charles Booth, eldest son of J.C. Booth of Port Albert, Auckland, to Irene Grace Estelle Sibley, youngest daughter of the late H.T. Sibley, of Waihi, formerly of Te Awamutu.

New Zealand Herald 1st November 1918 page 1 ^[3]

ROLL OF HONOUR

BOOTH - On October 29th, at Port Albert, private James Charles Booth, dearly beloved husband of Irene G. E. Booth, late of Northcote and eldest son of the late J. C. Booth. of Port Albert, and of M. H. Booth, of Cricket Avenue, Kings!and, Auckland. Until the resurrection.

Dominion 11t December 1918 page 6 ^[4]

SOLDIERS' DEATHS

Advice has been received that 40430 Rifleman James Charles Booth, an undischarged soldier, died at his home at Port Albert on October 29th from pneumonic-influenza. Deceased was 28 years of age and married, his next-of-kin being his wife, Mrs. J. C. Booth, Port Albert. (note : was actually 39 years old)

New Zealand Herald 24th August 1918 page 1 [1]

IN MEMORIAM.

BOOTH—In loving memory of James Charles Booth, who departed this life at Port Albert on August 24th 1917.

We miss thee from our home, dear father;

We miss Thee from thy place;

A shadow on our life is cast

We miss thy shining. face

Inserted by his sorrowing wife, M. H. Booth (mother), and family.

Burial : Port Albert, Rodney - Booth James Charles (jr) Born: ca 1879 Died: 29 Oct 1918 Age: 39 Spouse of Irene Booth . ^[5]

Sources

Marriage Registration: 1907. Registration Reference 1907/5765.

1. ↑ Archives New Zealand: R22277448 National Archives Archway : BOOTH, James Charles - WW1 46430 - Army
2. ↑ https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19070829.2.2.2 MARRIAGES., New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13529, 29 August 1907
3. ↑ ROLL OF HONOUR., New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16996, 1 November 1918
4. ↑ [https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DOM19181211.2.49 INFLUENZA, Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 65, 11 December 1918]
5. ↑ : Port Albert Headstone record

• N.Z.Govt. Births, Deaths, Marriages Online BIRTHS - 1880/1918 - Booth James Charles - parents : Mary Hinson & James Charles (confirmed : Birth Registration: First Quarter (January--March), 1880, Invercargill, Otago and Southland District, New Zealand. Registration Reference 1880/1918) NOTE : birth year entered as 21.12.1889 in army service records

• N.Z.Govt. Births, Deaths, Marriages Online DEATHS - 1918/6987 - Booth James Charles aged 39 years